Talks at Google: Voice coach to stars Gary Catona aims to help patients with voice disorders, singers, public speakers

Voice coach to the stars Gary Catona has worked with Andrea Bocelli, Sting, Whitney Houston, and Sara Bareilles, to name just a few. The system aims to help singers, public speakers, or anyone who wants to enhance the quality of their voice - including patients. I am not aware of any randomized controlled trials backing up his claims, but the presentation is inspiring.





Related:

Voice Builder on the App Store on iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-builder/id537753638?mt=8

http://www.youtube.com/user/garyacatona/videos

How to Develop A Manly Voice | Art of Manliness - YouTube http://buff.ly/1lFtPO6

Eric Topol: The wireless future of medicine (TED Talks)

Eric Topol says we'll soon use our smartphones to monitor our vital signs and chronic conditions. At TEDMED, he highlights several of the most important wireless devices in medicine's future -- all helping to keep more of us out of hospital beds.

TED Talks: The giant hospital on the hill is "mainframe healthcare" - a relic from the last century

At TEDMED, Eric Dishman makes a bold argument: The US health care system is like computing circa 1959, tethered to big, unwieldy central systems: hospitals, doctors, nursing homes. As our aging population booms, it's imperative, he says, to create personal, networked, home-based health care for all.

TED video: CIO of Cleveland Clinic talks about electronic medical records (EMR)

Video - TEDxCLE - Dr. C. Martin Harris, CIO of Cleveland Clinic talks about EMR. The Cleveland Clinic uses Epic Systems EMR and, although the system costs millions of dollars to purchase and maintain, it has been perceived as very useful by both physicians and patients.

Disclaimer: I was a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic until 2008.

Related:

Medical Malpractice Liability in the Age of Electronic Health Records - NEJM, 2010 http://goo.gl/cGZG9

TED Talks: A new strategy in the war on cancer

From TED Talks/TED Med: Traditionally, David Agus explains, cancer treatments have had a short-sighted focus on the offending individual cells. He suggests a new, cross-disciplinary approach, using atypical drugs and computer modeling.